Theater
Butterfly Lovers (
● Tickets cost from NT$300 to NT$2,400, through ERA Ticketing.
● Tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm with 2:30pm matinees tomorrow and Sunday.
Assassinate Q2 ... GO! (
● Tickets NT$300 available from ERA Ticketing, or at the door.
● Tuesdays through Sundays at 7:30pm and Saturdays at 2:30pm. Performances held daily until Nov. 27.
The Gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion (
● Tickets cost NT$500 to NT$1,500 from Novel Hall ticketing office.
● Tomorrow at 7:30pm and 2:30pm and Sunday.
Classical
Yo Yo Ma Live Solo Recital (
●Tickets cost from NT$1,200 to NT$3,000 through ERA and NTCH.
● Nov. 7 at 7:30pm.
Formosa Cancer Foundation Charity Concert (
● Tickets cost from NT$300 to NT$1,000, through NTCH box office.
● Tomorrow 7:30pm.
Lin Hua-chun Violin Recital (
● Tickets from NT$200 to NT$500 from NTCH.
● Sunday at 7:30pm.
Empire Brass Quintet with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra (
● Tickets NT$200 to NT$1,000 from NTCH box office.
● Tomorrow 7:30pm
The Taipei Philharmonic Chorus presents and evening of Timeless Choral Classics (
● National Concert Hall (
● Sunday at 7:30pm.
Rock and Pop
Taipei International Conference Center (
● Tickets cost from NT1,200 to NT$3,600 and are available from ERA Ticketing.
● Tonight at 7:30pm.
Taipei International Conference Center (
● Ticketing outlets nationwide.
● At 7:30pm on Sunday.
NTU Corridor Cafe (
● Entrance to tomorrows event is NT$200.
● Sunday's concert is free admission.
● Call (02) 8369 5656.
Witch House (
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● Entrance NT$300. Call (02) 2362 5494.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm
The Living Room (
● Entrance NT$100. Call (02) 8787 4154.
● Shows begin at 10pm.
Blue Note (藍調) features Uno Quartet (烏野薰爵士四重奏) every Tuesday; New Decision Quartet (爵心爵士樂團) every Thursday; Metamorphosis (變形蟲爵士樂團) every Friday; Jive Stakes and Gu Hao every Saturday. 4F, 171, Sec 3, Roosevelt Rd (台北市羅斯福路三段171號4樓).
● Admission is NT$300 on weekdays and NT$350 on weekends. Call (02) 2362 2333.
● All shows begin at 9:30pm
The Wall (
Exhibitions
Chien Chun-chi Solo Exhibition (
● Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10am until 5pm. Until Nov. 19
Treasured Buddhist Scriptures and Paintingsfrom the National Palace Museum's Permanent Collection. National Palace Museum (
● Open Mondays through Sundays from 9am until 3pm. Until Nov. 5
A Time That Was: An Exhibition of Historic Postcards from Germany, Taiwan and China. German Cultural Center (
● Open 10am until 8pm Mondays through Fridays. Until Dec. 12
OXY: A Solo Exhibition of Visual and Photographic Works by Tseng Yu-chin (毛牛-曾御欽). IT Park
(伊通公園), 2-3F, 40, Yitong St, Taipei (台北市 伊通街40號2-3F).
Call (02) 2507 7243.
● Open from 1pm until 12pm Mondays through Saturdays. Until Nov. 19
Zheng He and Oceanic Culture -- An Exhibition in Memory of 600th Anniversary of Zheng He's Voyage (鄭和與海洋文化 鄭和下西洋六百周年特展). National Museum of History (國立歷史博物館), 49, Nanhai Rd, Taipei
(台北市南海路49號).
● Open 10am until 6pm. Until Dec. 31
Alien Land -- Metropolitan Variations(異境 城市變奏曲). Featuring works by 20 artists from both Taiwan and abroad depicting the modern city through the themes of "geometric cities," "lost spaces" and "cold new environments." Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei (台北市中山北路三段181號).
● Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Call (02) 2595 7656. Until Jan 8 2006
Peace -- Painting and Video by Cindy Ng Sio-ieng(太和 -- 吳少英水墨錄像展 ). Juming Museum (朱銘美術館), 2 Sheshihu, Chinshan, Taipei County (台北縣金山鄉西勢湖2號).
● Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10am to 5pm. Call (02) 2498 9940. Until Nov. 6
B!AS -- International Sound Art Exhibition (異響 -- 國際聲音藝術展), the first exhibition to systematically introduce sound art through works by 10 artists from Europe, US and Japan. Taipei Fine Arts Museum (台北市立美術館), 181, Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 3, Taipei
(台北市中山北路三段181號).
● Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Call (02) 2595 7656. Until Nov. 20
Well Done -- The Art in Design World (非常厲害 -- 設計中的藝術*藝術中的設計), a collection of postmodern works by international art designers. Taipei Museum of Contemporary Arts (台北當代藝術館), 39, Changan W Rd, Taipei
(台北市長安西路39號).
● Open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am until 6pm. Until Dec. 11
An exhibition of winning works from the Fourth Taipei Ceramics Awards (台北陶將). The Yingge Ceramics Museum (鶯歌陶瓷博物館) 200, Wenhua Rd, Yinge Township, Taipei County (北縣鶯歌鎮文化路200號).
● Open 9:30am to 5pm on weekdays and 9:30am to 6pm on weekends. The museum is closed on Mondays. Until Dec 31
Upcoming
The Berlin Philharmonic (柏林愛樂) will perform two concerts at the National Concert Hall (國家音樂廳).
● Tickets cost from NT$2,500 to NT$12,000, through ERA and NTCH box office.
● Nov. 17 and 18 at 7:30pm
Cursive III(狂草) by Cloud Gate dance company (雲門舞集). National Theater (國家戲劇院).
● Tickets cost from NT$400 to NT$2,000, through NTCH box office.
● Nov. 19 and 21 to 25 at 7:45pm;
● Nov. 20 and 27 at 2:45pm;
● Nov. 26 at 2:45pm and 7:45pm
Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg presents Tchaikovosky's The Mystery of Life and Death and Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine The Great. National Theater (國家戲劇院).
● Tickets cost from NT$600 to NT$4,800, through NTCH.
● Dec. 7 through 10 at 7:30pm and Dec. 11 at 2:30pm
Michael Bolton Live in Taipei 2005. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (台北國父紀念館).
Tickets cost from NT$1,500 to NT$4,800 and are available from ERA
● Ticketing outlets nationwide. 7:30pm, Dec. 16
Bobby Chen: Fish Says Year End Concert(陳昇2006年-漁說-跨年演唱會). Taipei International Conference Center (台北國際會議中心).
● Tickets cost from NT$900 to NT$2,500 and are available from ERA Ticketing Outlets nationwide.
Dec. 30 and 31 from 8pm until
12:30am
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